The 13th victim of the Cetinje massacre also passed away

Dejan Kokotović from Cetinje, one of the wounded in mass murder in Cetinje on January 1 he succumbed to his injuries in the Clinical Center of Montenegro (KCCG) and is the 13th victim of that massacre.

Kokotović was placed in the intensive care unit of KCCG in the evening hours on January 1. He underwent emergency surgery not long after. Despite the efforts of the doctors, he died on Thursday around 14 pm, writes RTCG.

In the latest announcement of the KCCG, it was stated that three wounded people are out of danger, while the fourth, as they stated, was recovering after a gunshot wound in the head.

Aco Martinović from Cetinje killed 13 people and wounded three on January 1, 2025. Martinović died on the way to the hospital after attempting suicide.

Martinović killed his victims in a total of five locations. He killed four people at two locations, two children at the third, and one person at the remaining two. The last, 13th victim died in KCCG.

Among the victims are two boys aged eight and 13 and Martinović's own sister.

"This is a situational event that is a consequence of the disturbed interpersonal relations of a number of fellow citizens," said the Minister of Police of Montenegro, Danilo Saranović.

Acting director of the Police Administration of Montenegro, Lazar Šćepanović, said that Martinović was searched in 2022, when an air rifle and explosives were found in his possession.

"He was sentenced in the first instance to three months in prison for that crime, but the verdict is not final," Šćepanović said.